nagsasa cove

First time was in 2011, second time was just 2015. A lot has changed already, but the place is still as beautiful as I remember. A lot of resorts have been built since I last went, but the experience is still the same.One improvement I noticed is there are now more restrooms, which is good thing because it makes camping a lot less hardcore.

I always wanted to go to a quite place where I can see the natural beauty of it. Aside from the beach, we also tried the 1hr trekking to the falls. The falls itself is not that amazing but I am a person who loves adventure so I really appreciate the more than an hour walk.If you want to take the walk you need to bring a sunblock, a hat, a sunglasses, bottle of water, a towel if possible coz you're like walking in a desert with "talahib"everywhere.During night time, you can just lay down on the beach and look in the sky or have some marsmallows in the bonfire (it cost you P150.00 without marsmallows).

Visited this weekend with friends and a group of children. No lights, phones, Internet or anything ! WonderfulFor camping and experiencing true isolation and relaxation the place to be. Just lie on the sand at night next to your fire and watch the stars.

My husband and I tried a different way to welcome the New Year and it was unforgettable. Discounted Package Tour for 3days/2nights stay at the cove: PhP 3000/coupleIt includes 50L of purified water, pans and pots, a knife and an icebox <the caretaker at the cove was kind enough to lend us the stove made of clay and the grill for barbeque>Bamboo Cottage: PhP 300 *The beach camp has 2 basic but clean restrooms/showersTour Guide fee: PhP 50 per person <an hour hike to the big falls>On the 1st day we had so much fun wondering at the nearby lake, cooking, eating and just lazing under the sun. The 2nd day was spent trekking to the big falls and back. The water at the falls basin was cold and there's a lot of fish swimming around. My husband look like a kid with a grin everytime he jumps from a rock. We even took our time on climbing the top of the falls and took some pictures of the other group down below.I was amazed that a few hours before the New Year's Eve the store owner produced a battery operated videoke and we had a great time singing to some of our favorite songs. It was 3- songs per PhP 20 and my husband spent PhP 100, I can truly say that every peso was well worth it.The stars were kind of shy that night and eventhough we're almost chilling to the bones we stayed near the beach and waited until the clock strikes at 12am. We had some pork & hotdog barbeque, coffee, donuts, banana bread with potato and corn chips and that served as our New Year's Feast. The entire experience was simple but we had so much fun and definitely it was one of the most special beach camping I have ever had.

I spent 4 days in Nagsasa. Longer than the usual overnight stays. I decided to do this so I can explore more of the area. If you can, try to bring everything that you need. This will greatly lessen your expenses when in the cove. Prices at the sari sari store were at least doubled. I totally understand this because products are shipped via an outrigger boat once a day. The trip was totally worth it. Go there folks but keep the place clean and respect the locals. Hopefully this place maintains its serenity.

So nice going to a place that will take you away from all the stress in the city. The place got no signal for cps, no luxurious hotel and only got a basic restroom but the trip has been one of my favorites. It was just nature, me and the best company.

Entrance fee per person is 100 for overnight and 50 for day tour.Cottages are rented at 100 each.There are clean toilet and shower with free flowing fresh water.There are retail stores selling canned goods, booze, noodles, coffee, softdrinks, chips, candies... A kilo of rice cost Php70, to have it cooked additional fee is Php50.Get on a bus bound to Iba, Zambales and ask the bus conductor to drop you off at San Antonio, Zambales Municipal Hall.Option 1:Call Mang Abel at 0919-9483187 for boat trasfer.Get fresh produce from the public market behind the municipal hall. Ask around for a small grocery store to get chips and booze, beside it there should be a meat shop that sells marinated meat. Ride a tricycle (Php30) to go to Pundakit. Meet Mang Abel and negotiate about the transfer and/or island hopping. Ask him for drinking water and ice box.Option 2:Ask the tricycle (Php30) to bring you to Canoe Beach Resort (0939-374073 or 697-0537). Arrange boat transfer and/or island hopping with them. Order meal from their restaurant and have it packed for the trip. Stay overnight in Nagsasa or choose to stay in one of their rooms.

Nagsasa cove is very relaxing and peaceful. It's one of the best places I've visited if you want camping site. The water is clear and clean. We also went to water falls just 30 min trekking from the beach. You can have the view of the mountain while sitting in the shore.

crystal clear waters . the place had only another group when we visited do we had the whole beach to ourselves . sand is grayish but still nice . no structures aside from huts and no telecommunication signal here . we ate fish just caught and sold to us by a local fisherman; it was fantastic . overnight camping is allowed . best to visit during feb to jun because otherwise waves can be too strong for boats to come and go

A must go! The scenery is beautiful, the water is clear and the toilets + "bucket showers" are okay as well. There was no garbage at all, must be depending on the people who are staying there and the amount of people staying there too. The locals (or the Aetas) are very nice and helpful. The "mom" in the Beach Place was accommodating even if she didn't have to! She helped us setup there bonfire and the grill area - making sure we got everything we needed. Elaine, the person to contact to was helpful as well and she responds fast! We didn't do any trekking or whatsoever as we were just there to relax. Of course you need to bring all your camping gears especially flashlights/lamp since there's no electricity here :-)

We had an amazing camping experience at this place. It is one of the most beautiful and peaceful cove I had been to. It is very secluded, the beach is well kept by the natives and the people who lives there are very hospitable. It was worth remembering, has unique landscape and picturesque views. I recommend to visit the place on weekdays to avoid the crowd and to simply enjoy its serenity. There's no mobile signal and electricity here, a quick great escape from all the buzz of city life. We'll definitely return!

This site is farther than anawangin cove. About an hour ride from Pundakit hence few people goes here. But that the best part because this is where you can find true solace.Bring your friends, families and loved ones. Free yourself from troubles and blues.

I say escape because this is a place you will forget all about technology! Social Media! No wifi, no electricity, no bed. Just the quiet beautiful long beach, elegant mountains surrounding the beach, moving clouds, waves, bird chirps and the list goes on!

NO SIGNAL!NO INTERNET!NO WIFINO TV!NO ELECTRICITY!But they have the best thing here... StarsBeachFrogsCloudsSandsTreesThank God for the beautiful creations!

We left Eastwood at 3am, Monday morning. Our van pilot, Elmer we met him through OLX. The best driver I would say (may malasakit sa rentee). Why? He even joined us in the island which he said he doesn't usually do. He lent us his portable stove, ice chest, tent. He's a pro. Prepared sya because he has his back pack, own food stuff, fishing rod, a very powerful flashlight, hunting knife etc.The ride took us about 3 hours via NLEX/SCTEX. We bought our food stuff at San Antonio Public Market, bought ice & butane gas at a nearby 7-11 store (pricey if you have to buy there). That day, there's a detour going to Pundaquit passing through a shallow river. We hired Kuya Vic's big boat for 4500 with 3 boatmen. We bought additional ice & he lent us pots, pans, sandok, knife & 2 blue water container for our drinking water (he eventually discounted those). We rented 3 tents good for 4 persons at 250 each. The relaxing boat ride to Nagsasa Cove is about an hour. Unlike other blogs about scary boat ride to Nagsasa, ours was nice because of the very fine weather, no waves at all. We had side trip to Camara Island & Capones Island before we head to Nagsasa Cove.The overnight stay in the cove was perfect! No cellphone signal so I got to keep my team's full time having this great experience. Talagang nasolo ko sila. No fussy team building activities whatsoever. Just plain staycation away from the stressful call center life. No pollutions, no noisy environment except from the soothing sea breeze, waves that makes me sleepy & a lot of chirping birds on the tree tops. Pine trees gave us shade from the scorching summer heat. I cooked chicken adobo with Manel which was a "blockbuster". Nasimot maybe because we're too hungry. Hahaha! It's really hard to cook rice for a big group! 2pm na kami nakapaglunch! I marinated liempo BBQ for dinner & grilled it before the sun went down. We ate our hearty dinner around 6pm, rested, chat with each other by the shoreline. Maybe we're really tired that's why we slept at 10pm. We missed to set the bonfire. We owned the place the whole time we're there. No one else except us after a couple left the place around 4pm.We woke up the next day at around 530am ( except for Angge & Che). We had tuyo, salted eggs with tomatoes, hotdogs for our breakfast. Afterwards, we headed to the beach. Had a lot of "photo shoot" near the rock formations and the area where the river & the sea meets. As of this writing, I'm suffering from painful sunburn because I missed to put on sunblock lotion. But I love the tan lines. Even my freckles on my cheeks were highlighted too. Our lunch was also filling. Before I forget, we had Zambales ripe mangoes for our dessert. Sweet!We prepared to leave Nagsasa. The boat we rented was professional that they kept the promise to fetch us at exactly 2pm. We thanked Tatay Ador (not sure if it's really his name --- his name was engraved in the pots & pans we also borrowed) as we climbed the big boat. Like what Kuya Vic promised, we had another side trip to Anawangin which I found less beautiful than Nagsasa because it's commercialized and it was crowded.If not because of the flies everywhere because we were near the comfort rooms & the dumping area for empty glass & PET bottles, I would have rated Nagsasa Cove a high 5.